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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Salcha, AK · September 18, 2013

Date: September 18, 2013 · 15:00 local
Place: Salcha, AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7190D
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC13CA104
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,700 total8,000 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N7190DRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-5657 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot attempted to take off from a short mountain ridge area covered in light snow and did not become airborne at the end of the usable surface causing the aircraft to flip damaging the propeller, leading edge of the wings and struts.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM A SHORT MOUNTAIN RIDGE AREA COVERED IN LIGHT SNOW AND DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE AT THE END OF THE USABLE SURFACE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, LEADING EDGE OF THE WINGS AND STRUTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC13CA104Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDelta Junction, AKThe pilot's inadequate takeoff planning and judgment that did not consider the reduced acceleration due to snow-covered terrain, which resulted in an aborted takeoff and collision with terrain.Sep 19, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7190D · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19740613017009ATakeoff Ground Roll · Laramie, WYPredator control. Dmgd right wing.Jun 13, 1974 · Substantial damage